STUDY OF AGE ESTIMATION FROM CHINESE MALE CLAVICLE
- VernacularTitle:运用男性锁骨判断年龄的初步研究
- Author:
Jizong ZHANG
;
Yongkang SHU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Age estimation;
Clavicle;
Individual identification
- From:
Acta Anatomica Sinica
1953;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
264 clavicles from 132 Chinese Han nationality adult males of known age (17—76 years)were used for this study.The specimens were collected from Yunnanprovince,Guizhou province,Guangxi autonomous region and Shandong province.Changes of facies and margo articularis sternalis,facies and margo articularis acro-mialis and the back of extremitate acromialis near the margo bear relation to chan-ges with age.The changes of clavicles in these areas were divided into five phases.Statistical analysis revealed that the features chosen to delineate the various phasesare valid indicators of age.This study has shown that the clavicle can provide anaccurate estimation for age in Han nationality adult male spanning the age of 17 to76 years.
